henna

See also: Henna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛnə/
• Rhymes: -ɛnə

Noun

henna (countable and uncountable, plural hennas)

1. (countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
2. (countable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
3. (countable and uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.

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Descendants

• → Greek: χένα (chéna)

Translations

shrub

• Arabic: حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ)
• Armenian: հինա (hy) (hina)
• Assamese: জেতুকা (zetuka), জেতুকা গছ (zetuka gos)
• Bengali: মেহেদী (mehedi)
• Bulgarian: къна f (kǎna)
• Catalan: alquena (ca) f
• Finnish: hennapensas (fi)
• French: henné (fr) m
• Greek: χένα (el) f (chéna)

  Ancient: κύπρος f (kúpros)

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• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: alcanna f, henné m
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: حنا (fa) (hanâ)
• Russian: хна (ru) f (xna)
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: kına (tr)
• Urdu: please add this translation if you can

dye

• Arabic: حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ)
• Assamese: জেতুকা (zetuka)
• Bengali: মেহেদী (mehedi)
• Bulgarian: къна f (kǎna)
• Catalan: alquena (ca) f, henna (ca) f
• Dutch: henna (nl)
• Finnish: henna (fi)
• French: henné (fr) m
• Greek: χένα (el) f (chéna)

  Ancient: κύπρος f (kúpros)

• Hawaiian: menekikā
• Hebrew: חִינָה (he) f (ḥína)
• Hindi: मेंहदी f (mẽhdī), मेहंदी f (mehandī), हिना (hi) f (hinā), हीना (hi) f (hīnā)
• Interlingua: henna
• Italian: henné m
• Japanese: ヘンナ染料 (へんなせんりょう, hennasenryō)
• Kazakh: қына (qyna)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: خەنە (xene)

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• Macedonian: кана f (kana)
• Malay: inai
• Maori: hena
• Ngazidja Comorian: yina class 9
• Persian: حنا (fa) (hanâ)
• Polish: henna (pl) f
• Portuguese: hena (pt)
• Romanian: henna (ro) f, cana (ro) f
• Russian: хна (ru) f (xna)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кана f

  Roman: kana (sh) f

• Spanish: alheña (es) f, henna (es) f, hena
• Sylheti: ꠝꠘ꠆ꠖꠤ (mondi)
• Turkish: kına (tr)
• Urdu: مینہدی f (meṅhdī), حنا (ur) f (hinā)

colour

• Finnish: henna (fi)
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• Russian: хна (ru) f (xna)

Adjective

henna (not comparable)

1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

Verb

henna (third-person singular simple present hennas, present participle hennaing, simple past and past participle hennaed)

1. (transitive) To dye or tattoo with henna.

Translations

to dye or tattoo with henna

• Finnish: hennata
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See also

• Appendix:Colors

References

• “henna”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Henan

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]

Noun

henna

1. henna (dye and color)

Declension

Inflection of henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		henna	hennat
genitive		hennan	hennojen
partitive		hennaa	hennoja
illative		hennaan	hennoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		henna	hennat
accusative	nom.	henna	hennat
	gen.	hennan
genitive		hennan	hennojen hennain rare
partitive		hennaa	hennoja
inessive		hennassa	hennoissa
elative		hennasta	hennoista
illative		hennaan	hennoihin
adessive		hennalla	hennoilla
ablative		hennalta	hennoilta
allative		hennalle	hennoille
essive		hennana	hennoina
translative		hennaksi	hennoiksi
abessive		hennatta	hennoitta
instructive		—	hennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hennani hennani accusative nom. hennani hennani gen. hennani genitive hennani hennojeni hennaini rare partitive hennaani hennojani inessive hennassani hennoissani elative hennastani hennoistani illative hennaani hennoihini adessive hennallani hennoillani ablative hennaltani hennoiltani allative hennalleni hennoilleni essive hennanani hennoinani translative hennakseni hennoikseni abessive hennattani hennoittani instructive — — comitative — hennoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hennasi hennasi accusative nom. hennasi hennasi gen. hennasi genitive hennasi hennojesi hennaisi rare partitive hennaasi hennojasi inessive hennassasi hennoissasi elative hennastasi hennoistasi illative hennaasi hennoihisi adessive hennallasi hennoillasi ablative hennaltasi hennoiltasi allative hennallesi hennoillesi essive hennanasi hennoinasi translative hennaksesi hennoiksesi abessive hennattasi hennoittasi instructive — — comitative — hennoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hennamme hennamme accusative nom. hennamme hennamme gen. hennamme genitive hennamme hennojemme hennaimme rare partitive hennaamme hennojamme inessive hennassamme hennoissamme elative hennastamme hennoistamme illative hennaamme hennoihimme adessive hennallamme hennoillamme ablative hennaltamme hennoiltamme allative hennallemme hennoillemme essive hennanamme hennoinamme translative hennaksemme hennoiksemme abessive hennattamme hennoittamme instructive — — comitative — hennoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hennanne hennanne accusative nom. hennanne hennanne gen. hennanne genitive hennanne hennojenne hennainne rare partitive hennaanne hennojanne inessive hennassanne hennoissanne elative hennastanne hennoistanne illative hennaanne hennoihinne adessive hennallanne hennoillanne ablative hennaltanne hennoiltanne allative hennallenne hennoillenne essive hennananne hennoinanne translative hennaksenne hennoiksenne abessive hennattanne hennoittanne instructive — — comitative — hennoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hennansa hennansa accusative nom. hennansa hennansa gen. hennansa genitive hennansa hennojensa hennainsa rare partitive hennaansa hennojaan hennojansa inessive hennassaan hennassansa hennoissaan hennoissansa elative hennastaan hennastansa hennoistaan hennoistansa illative hennaansa hennoihinsa adessive hennallaan hennallansa hennoillaan hennoillansa ablative hennaltaan hennaltansa hennoiltaan hennoiltansa allative hennalleen hennallensa hennoilleen hennoillensa essive hennanaan hennanansa hennoinaan hennoinansa translative hennakseen hennaksensa hennoikseen hennoiksensa abessive hennattaan hennattansa hennoittaan hennoittansa instructive — — comitative — hennoineen hennoinensa

Derived terms

• hennapensas
• hennata

Anagrams

• Hanne

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Italian

Alternative forms

• enna

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.na/, [ˈɛn̺n̺ä]
• Rhymes: -ɛnna
• Hyphenation: hèn‧na

Noun

henna f (plural henne)

1. (botany) henna (Lawsonia inermis)

   Synonyms: alcanna, henné

2. henna (dye)

   Synonyms: henné, lawsone

3. (uncountable) henna (color)

References

• henna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːn.na/

Verb

henna (imperfect jhenni)

1. (chiefly religion, of God or godly life) to make happy; to enbliss

Related terms

• hena
• hieni (ħieni)
• thenna

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanjō (“hen”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Compare Old English henn, hænn, also Old Norse hœna. See also huon.

Noun

henna f

1. hen

Related terms

• hano
• huon

Descendants

• German: Henne

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxena/ [ˈxe.na]

Noun

henna m (plural hennas)

1. henna (Lawsonia inermis)

   Synonym: alheña